the verb to be
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Inglés II
By: Isabel Janeth Del Rosario López MejíaSemestre 2014-II
THE VERB TO BE
1. Grammar chart: The verb to be
2. Conjugations : am is and are
3. Yes /no questions
4. Information questions
CONTENTS:
Grammar chart
S+ V (am, is, are )+ C.
S+ V (am, is, are )+ not + C.
V (am, is, are )+ S+ C?
Wh-word + V (am, is, are )+ S+ C?
Where, “S” is the “subject”, “V” is the verb and “C” is the complement.
CONJUGATIONS: am is and are
1. Mary ______ my best friend.
Complete on the blanks
2. The pen _______ on the floor.
3. Sara and Tom ________ in the cafeteria.
4. The books ________ on the desk.
5. I _____ at home now.
Yes/no questions
Make up yes/no questions1.
__________________________
___? No, she isn’t.
She is in Europe now.
2. _____________________________? Yes, they are. They are really happy there.
Information Questions
Make up Information Questions1.
__________________________
___? They are friendly and
nice. 2. ____________________________
_? The book is on the table and the
sharpener is on your
desk.
Conclusion
http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentSimpleToBe1A.html
The verb to be is the most important verb in the English language. It is not difficult to use but requires practice because it is an irregular verb in almost all of its forms. In the simple present tense, to be is conjugated as follows:
Affirmative forms of the verb to beInterrogative forms of the verb to be:
For further practice go
to:
Subject Pronoun
Full form
Contracted form
I am ‘m
you are ‘re
he/she/it is ‘s
we are ‘re
you are ‘re
they are ‘re
Fuentes de Información:Bibliografía básica• Gokay, J. and Fisk, M. (2008) Touchstone I. Video Resource Book. USA: Cambridge University
Press. Bibliografía electrónica•Online language dictionaries ( 2013) WordReference.com [en línea]. Disponible en: http://www.wordreference.com/es/ [2013, 03 de setiembre].
•Lopez Mejia, Isabel Janeth (2013) Learning English is fun [en línea]. Disponible en: http://englishisfun-janeth.blogspot.com/[2013, 03 de setiembre].
•English on Line. (2013)Learn English today [en línea]. Disponible en: http://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons/lessons_list.html[2013, 03 de setiembre].
Otras Fuentes electrónicas•Macmillan Dictionary: http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/father•Englishpage.com: http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastcontinuous.html•Online English courses: http://www.1-language.com/englishcourse/unit1_dialogues.htm•Learn English today: http://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons/lessons_list.html
Bibliografía complementaria1.Murphy and Altman (1990) Grammar in Use. USA: Cambridge University Press. New York,
Third Printing.2.Thomson and Martinet. A Practical English Grammar. Oxford University Press. Fourth
Edition.
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